<p>IEEE New Zealand Central was finally approved in 2007 by the [[Region 10 (Asia & Pacific) History|IEEE Region 10]] executive, and with it existence, there are now amendments required to council bylaws (in progress) and changes to joint chapters between sections within New Zealand. </p>

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IEEE New Zealand Central was&nbsp;approved on 25 August 2007 by the [[Region 10 (Asia & Pacific) History|IEEE Region 10]] executive, and with it existence, there are now amendments required to council bylaws (in progress), changes to regional areas ;and changes to joint chapters between sections within New Zealand.

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== Chapters ==

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== Chapters ==

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<p>On 15 April 2010, the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Chapter was formed. The event was launched at Massey University, Palmerston North campus.</p>

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On 15 June 2009, the Joint Chapter on [[IEEE Communications Society History|Communications]], [[IEEE Signal Processing Society History|Signal Processing]] and [[IEEE Information Theory Society History|Information Theory]] was formed. The first event of the Chapter took place on the 13th May 2009 with a presentation from Professor Bastiaan Kleijn, Massey University.

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On 15 April 2010, the [[IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society History|IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Chapter]] was formed. The Chapter was launched with an event that was held at Massey University, Palmerston North campus. The event was a one day workshop entitled "Sensors and Instrumentation Research in New Zealand" and it provided a common forum for interested people to hear about and discuss research in I & M undertaken by their fellow colleagues.

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On February 2011, the [[IEEE Power & Energy Society History|IEEE Power &amp; Energy]] chapter was established.

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== Honours ==

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Our Section now has a new [[IEEE Fellow Grade History |IEEE Fellow]]: Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay who was the only Fellow listed from New Zealand in the 2010 awards list. The citation read: Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand - For development of low-cost smart sensors and sensing systems.

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Background

IEEE New Zealand Central was approved on 25 August 2007 by the IEEE Region 10 executive, and with it existence, there are now amendments required to council bylaws (in progress), changes to regional areas ;and changes to joint chapters between sections within New Zealand.

On 15 April 2010, the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Chapter was formed. The Chapter was launched with an event that was held at Massey University, Palmerston North campus. The event was a one day workshop entitled "Sensors and Instrumentation Research in New Zealand" and it provided a common forum for interested people to hear about and discuss research in I & M undertaken by their fellow colleagues.

Honours

Our Section now has a new IEEE Fellow: Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay who was the only Fellow listed from New Zealand in the 2010 awards list. The citation read: Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand - For development of low-cost smart sensors and sensing systems.